The Scroll of Bamboo Slips were one of the main media for literacy in early China dating from the late Shang period (from about 1250 BC) to Han Dynasty

Analects of Confucius

Lunyu, also known as the Analects of Confucius is the representative work of confucianism. Written during the Spring and Autumn Period through the Warring States Period (ca. 475 BCE - 221 BCE, the Analects are considered a record of the words and acts of the central Chinese thinker and philosopher Confucius and his disciples, as well as the discussions they held. It continues to have a tremendous influence on Chinese and East Asian thought and values today.

Tao Te Ching

The Tao Te Ching or Dao De Jing is a Chinese classic text. It was written around the 6th century BC by the sage Laozi who is considered the founder of Philosophical Taoism. This ancient book is also central in Chinese religion, not only for Religious Taosim but Chinese Buddhism. Its influence has spread widely outside East Asia, aided by hundreds of translations into Western languages.